New from Regal House Publishing, The Parliament of Mice, classic animal fables retold as satires

RALEIGH, N.C. - Aug. 10, 2026 - PRLog -- Regal House Publishing announces its new publication The Parliament of Mice by Robert Epstein, professor of English at Fairfield University, who has published widely on Chaucer and medieval literature. His fiction has appeared in publications including AGNI, Indiana Review, Gargoyle Magazine, Kelsey Review, Alimentum: The Literature of Food, Dogwood Magazine, and SFWP Journal.

About The Parliament of Mice
On this farm, every creature wants something and is willing to plot and scheme to get it. The house mice enjoy plenty, while the barn mice struggle to survive, terrorized by a fierce cat. One idealistic mouse appeals to the Parliament of Mice, but his quest to bell the cat leads him into grave danger, and exposes the corruption of his miniature society. The cock rules the barn with his proud song, perched high and unwilling to descend. A clever vixen plots to catch him by weaving a web of sympathy through his long-suffering wife, the hen. Meanwhile, a boy escaping the troubles of his own world listens to a mysterious goose he calls Maman, whose stories twist Mother Goose rhymes into dark, cautionary fables.
All of these characters, humans and beasts, are rich with desires and aspirations, vanities and foibles. Their intertwined tales, told with vivid imagery, humor, and insight, weave a fable about power, justice, cruelty, and love—culminating in a wild and unforgettable climax that is tragicomic but ultimately hopeful.

Praise for The Parliament of Mice
"A capacious and thought-provoking page-turner. Robert Epstein has reverse-engineered postmodern fiction, bringing it back to its roots in medieval beast fable and mock epic, with its wit, whimsy, and formal freedom, while retaining the metaphysical outlook of our own disenchanted times. The book couldn't be timelier, reflecting on social, political, economic, and ethical ills of the immediate present. Yet its anchor in literature of the far past ensures that we understand those ills to be ones that have long been with us, in one form or another. It provokes guffaws, tears, and some serious musing. And when its several plot lines come together in the end, it provokes sheer admiration. Anyone open to fiction that plays with conventions will find it completely accessible..."
—Robert J. Meyer-Lee, author of Reading Geoffrey Chaucer: An Introduction

Publication Details
Paperback:   204 pages
ISBN: 9781646037353
US $19.95 / CAN $27.99
Epub/Mobipocket
ISBN: 9781646037360
US $9.99 / CAN $12.99

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